Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I was born in a family of very talented people. Music runs in my blood and I could never think of anything…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I am honoured to be accepting this degree from Oxford University, a world famous educational institution. This is a very special day…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I always think that for each day of my life, the tune of that day is particular to that day. Each day…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

MTV Unplugged is an interesting platform. They are doing a good job promoting a kind of music that ought to be heard.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I think that our family is very fortunate, very lucky, that on their own merit, from themselves, using whatever means necessary, singing…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Music is the voice of the soul and can move mountains. People receive the message of the soul through the voice. It…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Indian films do well in Pakistan. Pakistani artists do well in India. The signal has always been clear that people on both…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Michael Jackson. I'm a fan of his, a very big fan.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I have not yet worked with A.R. Rahman and it is my hearty desire to do so. In Jugni both of us…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

One thing is certain if something is gaining popularity that means there is a market and audience for it. New things will…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I prefer unplugged forms of music any day to tech sounds.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

If you aren't faithful to your music or your people or your work, then who will care anymore?

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Salim and Suleiman Bhai are very good friends and I would like to thank them for being a part of the song…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

My responsibility is to the music and the industry.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

All the film stuff is business. Those are the songs I practise for, rehearse for, make money from.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I was nine when I started training and performing, my son is even more passionate than I was.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

We are working on organising classical music festivals in a bid to promote qawwali there and produce films that promote music. Perhaps…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

In India, people have greeted me with great love. Not as a Pakistani, but as a singer. They respect me and I…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Qawaali is the art, that's in my soul. It's the ground. Everything else is a passing season - wind, rain, sunshine.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I feel electronica is spoiling the essence of music.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

But I am poised to restart qawwali and have a spiritual album of it available.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

If you are blessed with good vocals then it doesn't mean you start picking up anyone's song and start singing it. You…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Music requires a lot of attention and concentration.

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

I belong to this family: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's family. Since my childhood I have always wanted to sing and learn music.…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

For more than 300 years Qawwali music and Sufism have been deeply anchored in my family's roots and we spread it around…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan